The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-06
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

MRS. FRANK LESLIE is going to Mexico IN
few days on an important business errand.
GOVERNOR BEAVER of Pennsylvania, rides on
a railroad pass within the limits of his own
State.
PRESIDENT Cleveland is said to be saving
three ffths of his salary for use when the rainy
day of the proverb dawnS
MARK TWAIN is said to have received nearly
$40, 600 from the sale of his books in (egland.
And yet he doesn't look bit happy.
PHILLIPS BROOKS considers Daniel Webster
Abraham Lincoln and Henry Ward Beecher the
three greatest Americans of the century.
QUEEN VICTORIA claims Huguenot descent,
through Sophia Dorothea. from the Marquis
dOlbreuse a Protestant nobleman of Potion.
Col. JOHN HAY says that it will take about
year more to finish the Life Of Lincoln upon
which he and Mr. Nicolay have been engaged for
the last fifteen years.
THE late Princess of -Wittgenstein, the
favorite mistress of List, was fond of drinking
tea. smoking strong cigars and talking meta
physics in half a dozen languages.
Mr.. GLADSTONE lately said, in answer to
question, that he believed he had been Influenced
by Aristotle. st. Augustine, Dante and Bishop
Butler more than by any other authors he had
read.
THE venerable Captain Bassett, who was APP
pointed a page at the request of Daniel Web
ster, and who has been in the employ of the
United States Senate for nearly fifty years, is
busy at present in writing his "reminiscences.
JAMES r. JoRDoN, the new marshal for the
Western district of Virginia, is the youngest
man in the country holding like position. He
is only twenty seven years of age. He was once
a newspaper editor, but is now in mercantile
pursuits.
IN talk to New York alumni President
Adams. of Ithaca, said II do not want that
Cornell University should become the university
OF the rich man, when the student can give one
third of his time to his neck-ties third to his
pony and the other third to his girl"
THE recent attacks on tho Car of Russia have
caused that potentate to hate everything in the
shape of democracy. He has replied to the
French ambassadors invitation to join in the
French exhibition of 1889. declining to give
couragement demonstration organized in
honor of a successful revolution, and adding that
be would not allow his subjects to take any part
in such an affair either.
DEACON WHITE. of Wall street, who is to de-
liver an address at the Knox College commence
ment in June is an alumnus of that college. He
went to Galesburg early. in the SOS. and by
teaching school and turning a penny in other
ways worked his way through. While at the col
leee he made some original researches in astron-
Omy, CeV0fOD1Og the taste LDab mas caused MIN
to fit up observatory in his homo on Column
bia Heights, Brooklyn.
A HIGHLAND chief, being on his death bed.
was exhorted tc forgive his enemies. He called
his eldest son to his bedside and thus spoke mis-
last: donald, you see what pass hae come
to, and l am told / must forgive my enemies,
and especially The McTavish and for my souls
sake, do forgive him accordingly. But. Don
aid, my dear son, if ever We forgive The lavish
~ he Sx,f4 al OF
on ye forever and ever. Amen!"
THE Kaiserin Augusta is in feeble health, and
spends much of her time in a wheeled chair.
She never desired, she says to be Queen OF
Empress, but both dignities being imposed on
her she has tried to turn them to good use. Her
own tastes would have made her private lady
in fairly good position in Paris. we'll off, but
not over rich. She would have lived near the
Louvre. National Library and Theater Fran
caise, and she would have gone to the latter
three times week.
EDITOR GRAVES, of the Jacksonville Ella.
Herald went to see slugging match the Other
| evening, as he says, ''in thoughtless and en-
| tirely casual way" but he has repented Of it
and. in personal card in his paper, says: 1.-THE
| fact that many of the best and most reputable
citizens of Jacksonville were among the spec
| tators does not justify me, IN view of my church
| relations for being present. l frankly repen
| the thoughtess error, and shall make my ex
! cuses where they are better due"
| Mr.. GEORGE II. CoRLIss, the great engine
builder, was at thirty five years old proprietor
| Of a general store in New York town. His frs
| attempt at invention was made at that time
| with q vie Nv to construct machine for SEWN,
| shoes He was not successful with it, but begai
| to study mechanics and drawing in a systemati
| manner. He soon decided to give up business
/ and accepted position as draughtsman for
/ firm of machinists in Providence. There he de
| veloped his talent, made profitable inventions
| and in a few years established the immens
works which in his old age he still directs an,
| provides with its best and most practical de
| signs.
/ The pious brethren who make Wall street
such a restful place combined to make Russell
Sage remember the lst of April this year in tn
following decorous manner Whom Mr.. Sag
walked into the Western Union building 70,
| lunch, DIR. Norvin Green and grave Sidney Dill
lon were already there. Lucn wasn't quit
ready, but on the desk was piled tempting al
ray of candy caramels. Mr.. Sage bit--literaly
/ He smacked his lips then looked suspiciously q